Principles of Ecological Landscape Design - Couverture rigide

Beck, Travis

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1597267015 ISBN 13 : 9781597267014

Editeur : Island Press, 2013

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Today, there is a growing demand for designed landscapes - from public parks to back gardens - to be not only beautiful and functional, but also sustainable. With 'Principles of Ecological Landscape Design', Travis Beck gives professionals and students the first book to translate the science of ecology into design practice. This groundbreaking work explains key ecological concepts and their application to the design and management of sustainable landscapes. It covers topics from biogeography and plant selection to global change. Beck draws on real world cases where professionals have put ecological principles to use in the built landscape. For constructed landscapes to perform as we need them to, we must get their underlying ecology right. 'Principles of Ecological Landscape Design' provides the tools to do just that.

Revue de presse :

"Finally! Real science for planting projects - design, restoration, urban, or rural. Plant ecology, complex adaptive systems, and landscape ecology concepts are clearly explained and practically applied, with compelling examples. It deals rationally with natives, invasives, and climate change. This book is an essential twenty-first century tool."
--Kim Sorvig,"Research Associate Professor, University of New Mexico" (10/01/2012)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Island Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1597267015
• ISBN 13: 9781597267014
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 296